Social Worker

Your Role at St John of God Geelong Hospital

As the grade 2 Social Worker, you will work alongside the multi-disciplinary team to provide senior social work services to clients/patients.

You will ensure to practice in accordance to the Australian Association of Social Workers _Code of Ethics and Practice Guidelines _and SJGHC policies and guidelines and you are expected to work independently and demonstrate a specialist level of knowledge and depth of experience.

The Grade 2 Social Worker is expected to initiate and participate in teaching, training, research and quality activities, to supervise students and supervise and mentor junior caregivers.

The Position- Provide evidence based senior Social Work services to patients/carers within the clinical specialty area/s.- Provide Social Work assessment, intervention and evaluation at an advanced practice level for complex and general caseload/s. Provide Social work services to DVA, TAC and Workcover patients- Ensures prioritisation and delegation of duties for own caseload and supervised staff.- Contributes to the evaluation of the Social Work Service and Clinical Specialty, to ensure continuous improvement.- Ensures effective multidisciplinary team work through professional communication and comprehensive liaison with colleagues, patient/carers and service providers.- Ensures maintenance of appropriate clinical documentation and clinical information systems.- Demonstrates reflective practice and commitment to professional development.- Supports Social Work service through communicating issues and ideas for enhancing the service (through to the coordinator of Social Work).- Supervision of junior social work caregivers and Welfare Officers- Supports the profession through Social Work student learning.- Actively intervene with appropriate counseling, support, education, community liaison and referrals- Liaise with compensable bodies, financial institutions and external care agencies where appropriate- Liaise with patients and their carers to identify social support requirements- Contribute to effective and efficient patient discharge planning via timely collaboration and communication with the multi-disciplinary team, the patient and their carers- Maintain a working knowledge of supported accommodation and nursing home facilities and patient eligibility

You will have Tertiary qualification in Social Work and will be eligible for membership with the Australian Association of Social Work. You will demonstrate senior clinical experience and leadership in a specialised area of clinical practice within a healthcare setting.

To succeed you will demonstrate ability to develop evidence based, innovative clinical practices and initiation of quality improvement activities.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

The Benefits:
- Salary $ 89,954.17 - $ 107,578.17 per annum (pro rata for part-time) plus 11.5% superannuation- Permanent part time role, working 31.5hours a fortnight.- Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
- Novated leasing-
- work related expenses-
- self-education and-
- additional superannuation-
- A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs- Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance- Innovative Professional Development opportunities- Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts

For enquiries contact Toby Vague, Manager Allied Health, on (03) 5215 8736

Application closes on 16th December 2024
- All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role._